A system developed by various European states to guarantee a favorable balance of trade with other European nations or with their American colonies.
Which astronomer proved the elliptical orbit path?
Johann Kepler.
According to Locke, what is the social contract?
The agreement between a fair government and responsible individuals.
Who was Francois Quesnay and what ideas did he support?
He was the leader of the physiocrats. Their motto was the laissez-faire. Believed that governments should remove restraints to free trade.
What did Maria Theresa do for Austria?
Centralized the government. Promoted commerce. Limited power of nobles.
What factors helped eliminate the plauge?
Better sanitation. Introduction of quarantine methods. Elimination of the black rat.
What achievements were attributed to Peter the Great? (He was a Romanov btw)
Gained territory in the Baltic Sa, the Black Sea, and the Far East. Westernized Russia. Build the capital of St.Petersburg. Reformed the governemnt bureaucracy and the Russian Orthodox Church. Modern army. Encouraged commerce and industry.
What movement did Rousseau found?
Romantic movement.
What did Voltaire preach?
Deism. Human reason is good.
Which religion supported the new heliocentric view and why? Which religion did not?
The Protestants supported the new view because the new theory symbolized Europe's intellectual freedom. The Catholic church did not because it seemed to contradict the primacy of humanity in God's creation.
